After a rocky start, Microsoft begins re-issuing patches that include Intel firmware patches for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws.

Microsoft has resumed issuing patches to fix Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities in PC CPUs after the software giant and its hardware partners have had time to evaluate the best ways fix what proved to be a complex cyber-security problem. Like most major software vendors, Microsoft rushed to update its Windows operating systems after the software giant was notified of the vulnerabilities in modern-day computer processors. That’s because it was clear after the vulnerabilities were disclosed in early days of 2018 that they can undermine some of the most fundamental data protection mechanisms found in today's CPUs, including those from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Arm.